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Gates of Prophecy is an epic heavy/power metal band from Fregona in the Treviso province of Veneto, formed in 2022. They deliver commanding epic metal from the foothills of the Venetian Prealps.
Bratislava black/death metal act formed in 2013, unleashing the combined ferocity of both extreme subgenres from Slovakia's capital. Their blasphemous sonic assault draws from the darkest wells of the underground tradition.
Melodic death metal outfit from Dol'any formed in 2018, weaving melodic guitar harmonies through death metal's aggressive framework. Their approach carries the emotional range and accessibility of the Scandinavian melodic death metal tradition.
Gateway is a Belgian death/doom solo project by the artist known as "R," based in Bruges, whose 2023 debut Galgendood on Transcending Obscurity Records was hailed as one of the year's strongest death doom records. The album's primitive, cavernous sound is paired with artwork by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, reflecting a bleak medieval aesthetic.
Gateway to Selfdestruction is a depressive/atmospheric black metal band from Zwickau, Germany, formed in 2013 and signed to Northern Silence Productions. Their 2016 debut Death My Salvation was produced by Patrick W. Engel and explores themes of existential crisis, drawing influence from Katatonia's Brave Murder Day era, Shining, and Woods of Desolation.
Gathering Darkness is a death/doom and brutal death metal band from Santander in Cantabria, Spain, active since 2000, evolving from early death/doom into a more brutal approach. The band has built a quarter-century of extreme metal from Spain's northern coast.
Gatling is a death metal and grindcore band from Heusenstamm, Germany, formed in 2010, delivering relentless extreme metal from the Frankfurt metropolitan area. The band combines death metal's heaviness with grindcore's tempo and ferocity.
Gatling Gun is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Turin, formed in 2020. Named after the rapid-fire weapon, they deliver machine-gun riffs and hard-hitting heavy metal from the Piedmontese capital.
Gattus Malugalum is a grindcore band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2025, self-described as 'grooving grindcore,' blending extreme metal's ferocity with rhythmic, headbanging grooves. Their 2025 debut Reborn in Disgust delivers eleven tracks spanning titles like Black Grind, Holy Lobotomy, and Ghost in the Blood.
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